(No. 20.) 18 9 8. PARLIAMENT OF TASMANIA. TERRITORIAL POLICE: REPORT FOR 1897. Presented to both Houses of Parliament by His Excellency's. Command,_ Cost of printing-£3 5s. ' . (No. 20.), TERRITORIAL POLICE. COMMISSIONER'S . REPORT - FOR YEAR 1897. Police Department, Commissioner's Office, Hobart, 10th Jlfay, 1898. Sm, I HAVE the honour to submit my Annual Report upon the Territorial Police for the year 1897 ... Eleven Constables resigned during the year, and one was dismissed; one Sub-Inspector·· was disrated. During the year the senior Constables at New Town, Sandy Bay, ·vvynyard, and ,varatah were made Sergeants, and the following additional Constables were appointed :-Queenstown, 3; Zeehan, l ; Beaconsfield, I ; ,Vest Devon port, l .. A new station, with one Constable, ·was estab­ lished at Mount Read. The following reductions were effected :-Lefroy, one Constable; Teepoo­ kana, one Constable. Four residents on the Huon Hoad and one at King Island were appointed. Constables at nominal salaries for occasional and special local duty. New Police Stations were erected under the supervision of the Public Works Department at · Gormanston, Queenstown, and·West Devonport. ' · I append the Report of the Inspecting Superintendent, who visited every station in the several, Districts during the year. I viEited the Districts of Selby, George Town, Mersey, and Latrobe. The Officers of the Clerieal Branch at head quarters, as well as ,the Police Officers and, Constables generally, maintained their efficiency i11 the performance of the duties which de\·olved upon them, and afforded, in the care antl assiduity with which they discharged those duties, very great satisfaction. The completion 0£ the sixtieth year of the reign of Her Most Gracious Majesty Queen, Victoria was celebrated throughout the Colony with the same enthusias1n as in all other parts of the British Dominions, and it is worthy of note that no disturbance, or even a case of drunkenness or· disorderly conduct, was reported from any place in connection with it. · The Territorial Police Proyident Fund, which was not augmented in either branch by per-· centage payments from the salaries of members, or by moiety of fines during the year, had to its credit on 31 st December, 1897, drn following amounts :-Superannuation Branch, £5_438 2s. 3d. ;. Reward Branch, £1000 13s. 8d. The retiring allowances paid during the year amounted to• .£276 ] 9s. 8d., and the amount paid as rewards, &c. was £201 2s. 9d. (No. 20.) 4 I attach the usual Return showing the Strength and Distribut.ion of the Police during the _·year, and the· usual tabulated Comparative Return of Offences reported in the Territorial Districts. I have the honour to be, Si1·, Your most obedient Servant, ~ BERN ARD SHAW, Commissioner of Police. ·The Ron. the Attorney-Genfral. · Office of Inspecting Superintendent ~f Police, 20tli April, 1898. :Sm, I HAVE the honour to report, for yom· information, that during the year ending· 31st December, 1897, I, as Inspecting· Superintendent of Police, visited and inspected all the Police in the Terri­ torial Police Districts of Tasmania, and found the Officers and Constables under their charge, as ·well as the Police Stations and Records, in a very satisfactory state. I have the honour to be, Sir, Your obedient Servant, 0 ..E. HEDBERG, Inspecting Superintendent. ·J.'he Commissioner of Police. (No. 20.) 5 RETURN showing the Strength and Distribution of the Territorial Police Force during the Year 1897. ~ "::: ""'<:l s3 ·1 -;., "::l t ;:i ~ "' -;.,"' i;}."' ...; ~ 6 :Di.~trict. Station. ~ Rcmm;lls. § <:l -~ ""-;., ~:::l ~I ;:i ·s5 "'So> s, ~ ~ ""~ ~ 6 ~ -------- 'NEW TOWN, Head Station ........ 1 1 1 '!'he Snporintendeut is Inspector of ,v eights and l\Ieasures, Inspector of QUEENBOROUGH, Stock, Inspector under fisheries Act, Crown Lands Bailiff, and Railift" KING BOROUGH, Court of Requests, and has forage for one horse. The Srib-Inspecto1· .AND CARNARVON. is Coroner's Clerk, Crown. Bailiff and Inspector of Fisheries. The Constable is Summoning Officer, Supreme Court. New Town .......... 1 3 The Sergeant is Assistant Bailiff Court of Requests, and has forage for one horse. Sanely Bay ..•...... : 1 2, The Sergeant is Assistant Bailiff co·urt of Requests. One Constable has forage allowance. Glebe Town & Domain 4 A Constable is Assistant Bailiff Court of Requests, aml oue Constable is llfagazine Guard. Hmm Road ........ 4 Cascade Road 1 The Constable is Assistant Bailiff Courf of Requests, and has forage for one horrn. }\fount Stuart 1 Cemetei·y Point ..... 1 The Constable is ·water Bailiff' under "The Fisheries Act." Bellerive .......... .1 The Constable is Assistant Bailiff Court of Requests, Registrar, &c. Beltana ............ I Kingston ········ I 1 rrhe Sub-Inspector is Bailiff of Crown Lands, Registrar and Eailiff Court of .. Heq uests, Bench Clerk, Inspector of Stock, and Inspector Local Boards of Health, and has forage allowance for one horse. The Constable has forage for one horse. 0 Woodbridg·e ·1 The Constable is Bailiff Com·t of Requests, Bailiff Crown Lands, Inspecto1· Board of Health, 'l'idewaiter, and has forage for one horse. Bruni Island (North) 1 Bruni Island (South) 1 Carnarvon ......... I The Sub-Inspector is Bench Clerk, Deputy Clerk of the Peace, Bailiff aml Registrar Court of General s~ssions, arnl has forage allowance for one horse. · Impres5ion Bay ..... I The Constable has forage allowance for one horse. ;FRANKLIN, Franklin . • . I l· '!'he Superintendent is Bailiff of Crown Lands, Inspector of Stock, Inspector of ·weights and Measures, Inspector Board of Health, and has forage allowance for one horse. The Constable i's Bailiff Court c.f Requests, and has forage for one horse. Port Cygnet ....... I I The Sub-Inspector is Registrar Court of Requests, Bailiff of Crown Lands, Inspector Hoard of Health, and has forage for one horse. The Constable is Bailiff Court of Requests. Port Esperance, ••••. 1 The Constable is Bailiff' of Court of Requests, and has forage allowance for one horse. Southport ......... I Honeywoocl ....... I The Com tab le is Bailiff Court of Requests. Huonville .......... 1 The Constable is Bailiff Court of Requests, and has forage for one horse. Recherche ......... 1 .lliACQUARIE, Sti•ahan • . • • • • . I 3 The Superintendent is Crown Lands Bailiff, Bailiff Court of Requests, Inspector of Stock, Inspector of ·weights and Measures, Inspector Local Board of Health, and has forage for one horse. ' Queenstown ........ 4 One Constable is Registrar Court of Requests, Clerk of Petty Sessions, and Ringville .... : .... I Inspector of Nuisances. One Constable is Bailiff Court of Re,1uests. Gormanston ..••.... 1 Dundas ........... 1 Zeehau ............ I 4 The Snb-Inspe.ctor is Cl'own Land~ Bailiff, Inspector of Stock and of !lfount Read ..••.... 1 Nuisances, and one Constable, Bailifl' Court _of Requests. ·SOUTH I LONGFORD. Great Lake .•... _. .. 1 The Constable has forage allowance for one horse; he is Bailiff of Crown Lands. .SELBY AND Iuvermay .. .. I 1 The Superintendent is Superintendent of t/10 Launceston Gaol and . GEORGE TOWN. Bailiff' Court of Reqursts, Inspector Board of Health, Inspector of Stock, Inspector of ,v eights and Measures, Inspector under Fisheries Art, Bailiff of Crown Lands, and has forage allowance fo1• one horse. Hobart Road ........ I St. Leonard's .•••.•.. I The Coia.stable has forage for one horse. Patersouia ......... I Ditto. Lilydale ............ l Ditto, and is Registrar Court of Requests. Turner's Marsh 1 The Constable has forage allowance for one horse. Dilston ············ 1 Ditto. Rosevears ·····-· .... I Ditto, and is Assistant Harbour Master. Trevallyn .......... , 1 Hadspen ........... I Young Town ........ I The Constable has forage allowance for one horse. Geo~·ge Town ........ I I The Sub-Inspector is Bailiff of Crown Lands, Inspector of Sto,~k and Board of Health, Inspector of Fisheries, has forage allowance for one horse, and is Deputy Harbour-Master. 'rhe Constable is Bench Clerk and Registrar and Bailiff' Court of Requests. (No. 20.) 6 ~ .,_; "" ....:,"' ~ ~.,.., ....~ .,_; ~ ~ nisfrict. Station. .fi .l.o' ;:: Remm·l1.,. ~ ., "".;:i .:s~ .,,.~ I "'s::, :, ., "" " ---------1-'------------------------------------------------------~ ~ ~ ~ ~ SELDY AND Bcaconsfiold 3 A Constable is Registrar and Bailiff Court of Requests and Dench Clerk, GEORGETOWN,­ and a Constable has f'orago allowance for one horse, and is Inspector of co11ti1111cd. Nuisances and of Stock. Lefroy 1 The Sergeant is Bailiff Court of Requests, and has forage allowance for one horse. RINGAROOMA AND Scottsdale ......... I 2 'l'he Superintendent is Bailiff of Crown Lauds, Inspector of Stock, In­ PORTLAND, spector Local Boards of Health, Inspector of Weights and Measures, and has forage allowance for one horse. A Constable has forago allow­ ance for one horse, and is Bailiff Court of Requests. llfoorina .........•.. 1 The Constable has forage allowance for one horse, and is Bailiff of Crown Lands. ,.,,- Ringarooma, Upper .. The Constable has forage allowance for one horse, and is Registrar and I Bailiff Court of Hequests. Gladstone ....... , .. 1 'l'he Constable is Reg·istrar and Bailiff Court of Requests, nm! Bailiff Cl'Own Lands, and has forage for one horse. Derby ..•... - , ... - 1 Ditto, ditto. St. Halon's ......... 1 1 Tho Snb-Iuspi,ctor is Bailiff of Crown Lands, Inspector of Local Board of Health, Bailiff of tile Court of Requests, and has forage allowance fur one horse. Gould's Country .... 1 The Co!1stable is Bailiff of Crown Lands, and has forage allowance for· one horse. MERSEY AND East Dovo~port .... 1 2 'rho Superintendent is Inspector of Stock, Inspector of ,vcights ancl J\Iea-• LATR0DE, surcs, Bailiff Court of Requests, Bailiff of Crown Lands, Poundkeeper, and Inspector Local Board of Health, and Fisheries, and has forage allowance for two horses. One Constable is caretaker of Court House and Assistant Inspector 13oaril of Health. One Cpnstable has forage. West Devonpo1·t ..... 2 U!verstone. ,' •....... 1 2 The Sub-Inspector is Bailiff Court of Requests and Crown Lands, and Assistant Inspect.or Local Board of llealth, and Inspecto1: of Stock nnd "'eight;, and i\Ieas1ucs, and has fo1•agc allowance for one horse.